Afghanistan vs Niger: Cholera reported cases
Afghanistan
222,249 reported cases
in 2023
Niger
1,066 reported cases
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Niger rank
20th
Cholera reported cases over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 222,249 reported cases against 1,066 reported cases in Niger, a difference of 221,183 reported cases.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 208.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 20th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,862 reported cases | 610.25 reported cases | 21,252 reported cases | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2,215 reported cases | 393.17 reported cases | 1,822 reported cases | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 16,328 reported cases | 1,642 reported cases | 14,685 reported cases | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4,755 reported cases | 5,591 reported cases | 836 reported cases | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cholera reported cases, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Afghanistan, at 222,249 reported cases against 1,066 reported cases in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cholera reported cases between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 221,183 reported cases, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for cholera reported cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 20th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cholera reported cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of cholera cases which have been reported to the WHO by local authorities. As testing and reporting is limited in many countries, this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cholera cases.